Members blue2blue Posted August 19, 2015 Members Share Posted August 19, 2015 On the heels of Craig's meditation on the vinyl the staying potential of the vinyl resurgence, comes this article investigating both some practical and cultural challenges facing it: Have We Reached Peak Vinyl? After an almost decade-long don’t-call-it-a-comeback, vinyl looks poised for a comeuppance. The [production] capacity limitations troubling [small labels] have been covered extensively over the past year. Another focus of criticism and backlash has been the vinyl shoppers’ annual holiday: Record Store Day. Amid growing acknowledgement that vinyl may not sound discernibly better than other formats — just different — the next targets of (self?) mockery have been vinyl enthusiasts themselves; as evidenced, for instance, in a recent New Yorker cartoon, captioned, “The two things that really drew me to vinyl were the expense and the inconvenience.” See, it’s funny because … well, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted August 19, 2015 Members Share Posted August 19, 2015 As an old school fan of vinyl, I appreciate the resurange. But there is still no denying that a big part of it is a fad that will fade along with the resuranges in beards and drinking out of mason jars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted August 19, 2015 Members Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yes....this may be a sign that we've reached peak vinyl. Or peak SOMETHING.... Beard comb "Grably" designed with longer thicker teeth and increased spacing between them, the No.15 allows you to tackle your long, thick, curly beard with ease. As your beard grows, so does it's grooming needs. Made out of old vinyl records. http://www.upstairs-shop.com/grably-beard.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted August 19, 2015 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2015 Made out of old vinyl records. That's good, that's very good. When I was a kid, while I loved to save up for those Red Seals and Command Records virgin vinyl disks, my childish (I was 14, sue me) love of spy music led me to some pretty dicey pressings. More than a couple of them seemed to have been pressed on 'vinyl' composed of old combs. And maybe some beard hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted August 20, 2015 Members Share Posted August 20, 2015 No, it'll probably gain a little more popularity, but nothing that will light the world on fire in terms of sales or cultural shifts. People who purchase them love the whole experience and physicality...y'know, what the author calls "inconvenience". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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